Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-31
THE FISHERY TROUBLES.

Our Canadian neighbors, who for
some time past have been unjustly
and unlawfulIv treating Uncle Sam :
fishermen who have been fishing IN
the Atlantic about Newfoundland
and vicinity. are liable to suffer from
a kind of retaliation which will affect
their commerce and their pockets Sc
riously. 1t is proposed, as will be
seen by the following bill, introduced
in the senate by Senator Edmunds,
to give the president authority to
shut up our ports against the Cana
dian fishermen, either as place Of
traffic or shelter. This would affect
a large class who find the nited
States the best market for fish. We
give the text of the bill below:
To authorize the president of the Uni
ted States to protect and defend the rights
of American fishing vessels, American
fishermen, American trading and other
| vessels, in certain cases and for other
| purposes. That whenever the president
of the United States shall be satisfied that
| American fishing vessels or American fish
| ernen. visiting or being in the waters or
| at any ports or places of the British do
minions OF North America. are then or
lately have been denied or abridged in the
! ENJOYMENT of any rights secured to them
/ BY treaty or law, or are or then lately
have been unjustly vexed or harassed in
| the enjoyment OF such rights or subjected
to unreasonable restrictions, regulations,
or requirements in respect OF such rights,
or otherwise unjustly vexed or harassed
III said waters, ports or places, or when
ever the president of the United States
shall be satisfied that any such fishing
vessels or fishermen having a permit IN
der the laws of the United States to touch |
and trade at any port or ports, place or /
places. in the same manner and under the |
same regulations as may exist therein ap- |
pIicable to trading vessels of the most IA /
vored nation. or shall be unjustIy YeNed /
or harassed in respect thereof or other
wise uniustly vexed or harassed in said |
vented from purchasing such supplies as
NAV there be lawfully sold TO trading yes
sells of the most favored nations. or |
whenever the president of the United |
States shall be satisfied that any other /
vessels of the United States, their mas
tiers or crews so arriving at, or being in |
British waters or ports. or places Of the |
British dominions of North America, are.
or then lately been, denied any OF the
privileges therein accorded to the vessels,
their masters or crews. of the most IA
vOred nations, or nnjustly vexed or har-
assed in said waters, ports or places;
then. and in either or all of such cases, it
shall be lawful and it shall be the duty Of
the president Of the United States, in his
discretion by proclamation to that effect,
TO deny vessels. their masters and crews,
of the British dOminiOnS of North Amer |
lea, any entrance into the waters, ports or |
places Of or within the United States, |
with such exceptions in regard to vessels |
in distress. stress of weather or needing /
supplies as TO the president shall seem /
proper. whether such vessels shall have |
come directly from said dominiOns on /
such destined voyage or by way of some |
port or place in such destined voyage /
elsewhere: and TO deny entry into any |
port or place of the United States Of /
fresh fish or salt fish or any other product |
of said dominions or other goods coming /
from said dOminions to the United States. |
| The president may, in his discretion, APP |
ply such pro -lamation to any part or 10 all |
of the fOregOing-named such subjects, |
and may revoke, qualify. limit and renew |
such proclamation from time to time, as
| he deem necessary to the full and just ex-
| ecutiOn OF the purposes of this act Ev-
| cry violation of any such proclamation
| or any part thereof, is hereby declared IL
| legal. and all vessels and goods so coming
/ or being within the waters, ports or plac-
es of the United States contrary to such
/ proclamation. shall be forfeited TO the
| United States: and such forfeiture shall
be enforced and proceeded upon in the
| same manner and with the same effect as
| in the case Of vessels or goods whose i'm
| pOrtation or coming to or being in the
waters or ports Of the United States con-
trary TO law may now be enforced and
proceeded upon. Every person who shall
violate any Of the provisions of this act.
or such proclamation of the president, |
made in pursuance hereof. shall be deemed
/ guilty Of misdemeanor. and on conviction
/ thereof shall be punished by a fine not
| exceeding $1,000 or by Imprisonment for
| a term not exceeding two years. or by
/ both said punishments in the discretion
/ of the court.